New Zealand
Debutante two-year-old Altari (NZ) (Savabeel) produced a smart victory in the Congrats Captured By Love & Te Akau Racing Maiden 2YO (1200m) at Matamata on Thursday. When trialling on 20 February at Tauranga, Altari was trapped out, steadied 600m, ranged wide and flattened out 200m for a smart
New Zealand
Group One winner Jon Snow got off the mark as a sire on Thursday when his son King Of The North (NZ) took out the Farewell Dave Bradford (1400m) at Matamata. It was the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding’s third start, having run fourth on debut
New Zealand
Wexford Stables look to have a strong hand in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday where they will be represented by Group One winner Waitak (NZ) (Proisir) and Group One performer Dragon Leap (Pierro). Waitak will be seeking to return to his winning
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman will be looking to secure his first Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) in his own right at Ellerslie on Saturday when First Innings contests the Trackside-sponsored feature. Forsman has won the Classic on two previous occasions when training in partnership with Murray Baker, securing
New Zealand
Dual Guineas winner Aberlour’s (NZ) (Mongolian Falcon) racing future lies in Australia, following her majority sale to clients of Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride. The daughter of Mongolian Falcon was trained in New Zealand by Riverton horseman Kelvin Tyler, for whom she won three and placed in two of
New Zealand
While Kelvin Tyler was pleased to take out the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) with Aberlour (NZ) (Mongolian Falcon) at Ascot Park earlier this month, the Riverton trainer was left scratching his head after stablemate Lady Sass (NZ) (Staphanos) refused to jump from the gates and took no part in the
New Zealand
Stephen Autridge has already made one smart move this week, which has set him up with a stronger hand to play in Saturday’s fillies’ feature at Ellerslie. The Matamata trainer had fortunately withdrawn Livid Sky (NZ) (Proisir) from Wednesday’s Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings, which subsequently
New Zealand
Matamata trainer Cody Cole will be more than happy to let his Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) contender Renegade Rebel (NZ) (El Roca) do what he does best on Saturday. He isn’t overthinking tactics ahead of the Trackside-sponsored feature at Ellerslie and, with regular rider Matthew Cameron,
A gallop at Sandown and a jump-out at Cranbourne will be the final two pieces of serious work for Pride Of Jenni (Pride of Dubai) leading into the All-Star Mile at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare galloped with Berkshire Shadow at Sandown on Wednesday in preparation for
After two placings in maiden grade in New Zealand, the Lindsay Park stable went looking to purchase Grid Girl (NZ) (Time Test) for a group of loyal clients. The purchase proved a smart buy for the stable run by Ben, Will and J D Hayes after Grid Girl scored a
Australia
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will saddle a two-pronged attack in the Australian Guineas and enter the race with the belief they have the right horses for the contest. Snow Patrol (NZ) (Contributer) and Otago (NZ) (Ocean park) have, importantly, drawn good barriers for the Group One contest
New Zealand
Prebbleton horsewoman Samantha Wynne will head south to Wingatui on Saturday where she will be trying to claim the lion’s share of the $200,000 prizemoney on offer in the ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m) with Turf War (NZ) (War Decree). A dual license holder, Wynne both trains and